Wiping pad for private parts

ABSTRACT

Disclosed herein is a wiping pad for private parts for use by females to clean the vaginal region after urination. The feminine hygienic pad ( 1 ) comprises an absorptive layer ( 10 ) for absorbing urine, a vaginal contact layer ( 20 ) for coating one surface of the absorptive layer in order to prevent the absorptive layer from coming into direct contact with the vaginal region while enabling absorption of urine on the absorptive layer, and a hand contact layer ( 30 ) for coating the other surface of the absorptive layer in order to prevent the absorptive layer from coming into direct contact with the hands.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a wiping pad for private parts(feminine hygienic pad), and more particularly to a feminine hygienicpad for use by females to clean the private parts (vaginal region) afterurination.

BACKGROUND ART

By the nature of bodily structure, females suffer from urine remainingon the vaginal region (the private parts) after urination, and mustdispose of such residual urine in order to maintain cleanliness of thevaginal region. Such cleansing after using the bathroom is generallyperformed using conventional toilet paper, etc.

The use of such toilet paper, however, may irritate user's skin andcauses discomfort to the user even if the toilet paper is of a highquality. Furthermore, if separated particles of the toilet paper enterthe vaginal canal, they may cause various feminine diseases, such as,uterine inflammatory disease, uterine cervical cancer, and the like.Such damage caused by the separated particles of the toilet paper isexacerbated when the particles come into contact with other vaginalsecretions, menstrual discharge, or the like.

The above described problems of toilet paper may be solved to someextent through the use of a bidet. However, bidets are not widelyavailable as yet, and the use of toilet paper is frequently inevitable.Therefore, large portion of the female population feels keenly thenecessity of a disposable article (hereinafter, referred to as “wipingpad for private parts” or “feminine hygienic pad”) for use afterurination, however, no satisfactory feminine hygienic pad is present atthis time.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the abovefeminine sanitary problems with regard to removal of residual urineafter urination, and it is an object of the present invention to providea wiping pad for private parts which can prevent separated particles ofthe pad from remaining on the vaginal region and can exhibit enhancedabsorption of residual urine on the vaginal region.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a wiping padfor private parts which can eliminate the possibility of urinecontacting the hands during use.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a wiping padfor private parts which can be fabricated and packaged intoindividual-use units, so as to be used separately and stored in asanitary state, and to be conveniently carried.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a wipingpad for private parts which is well suited to removal of residual urineafter urination during menstruation.

In accordance with the present invention, the above and other objectscan be accomplished by the provision of a wiping pad for private partscomprising: an absorptive layer for absorbing urine; a vaginal contactlayer for coating one surface of the absorptive layer in order toprevent the absorptive layer from coming into direct contact with thevaginal region while enabling absorption of urine on the absorptivelayer; and a hand contact layer for coating the other surface of theabsorptive layer in order to prevent the absorptive layer from cominginto direct contact with the hands, whereby the pad is used to cleanurine remaining on the vaginal region after urination.

Preferably, the absorptive layer may be made of toilet paper or cotton.

Preferably, the vaginal contact layer may be made of porous non-wovenfabric or gauze.

Preferably, the hand contact layer may be made of water resistantsynthetic resin film or water resistant non-woven fabric.

Preferably, the wiping pad for private parts may further comprise anenvelope for packaging the pad into an individual-use unit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The above and other objects, features and other advantages of thepresent invention will be more clearly understood from the followingdetailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an exemplary wiping pad forprivate parts in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view taken along the line A-A shown in FIG.1;

FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating example usage of the wiping pad forprivate parts in accordance with the present invention; and

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a packaged state of the wipingpad for private parts in accordance with the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Now, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be describedin detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The preferredembodiment has been made only for a better understanding of wiping padfor private parts in accordance with the present invention, and is notintended to limit the scope and sprit of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an exemplary wiping pad forprivate parts in accordance with the present invention. FIG. 2 is across sectional view taken along the line A-A shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 isa front view illustrating example usage of the wiping pad for privateparts in accordance with the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspectiveview illustrating a packaged state of the wiping pad for private partsin accordance with the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wiping pad for private parts inaccordance with the present invention, designated as reference numeral1, comprises three layers, namely, an absorptive layer 10, a vaginalcontact layer 20, and a hand contact layer 30, which are verticallystacked.

The absorptive layer 10 serves to absorb urine remaining on the vaginalregion, and may be made of any non-toxic material which has a highabsorptive capacity. Such an absorptive layer 10 is preferably formed byplying paper sheets, widely used as toilet paper or cosmetic tissue, inmany folds, or may be formed of cotton.

The vaginal contact layer 20 serves as a coating layer applied to onesurface of the absorptive layer 10, so as to prevent the absorptivelayer 10 from coming into direct contact with the vaginal region withoutsubstantially deteriorating the absorptive capacity of the absorptivelayer 10. That is, the vaginal contact layer 20 serves to prevent anyproblems possibly caused by the absorptive layer 10 coming into directcontact with the vaginal region.

The vaginal contact layer 20 is made of any non-toxic material, whichprevents not only the absorptive layer 10 from coming into directcontact with the vaginal region, but also deterioration in theabsorptive capacity of the absorptive layer 10. An example of thematerial of the vaginal contact part 20 includes porous non-wovenfabric, gauze, or the like, which can pass urine.

The hand contact layer 30 serves as a coating layer applied to the othersurface of the absorptive layer 10, so as to prevent the absorptivelayer 10 from coming into direct contact with the hands during use ofthe pad 1, thereby preventing the urine, absorbed by the absorptivelayer 10, from coming into contact with the hands.

The hand contact layer 30 is preferably made of a non-toxic andwater-resistant material. For example, the material of the hand contactlayer 30 may be selected from among water-resistant synthetic resinfilms, water-resistant non-woven fabrics, etc.

The above described wiping pad for private parts 1 in accordance withthe present invention is formed by plying the vaginal contact layer 20and the hand contact layer 30, respectively, above and beneath theabsorptive layer 10, and bonding them together along their peripheries.

As shown in FIG. 3, the wiping pad for private parts 1 of the presentinvention has a sufficient size for allowing the user to clean thevaginal region while gripping the pad 1 by hand without the possibilityof urine contacting the hands during use. For example, the pad 1 may be70 mm to 80 mm in width and 100 mm to 110 mm in length.

During use of the wiping pad for private parts 1 according to thepresent invention, as shown in FIG. 3, the wiping pad for private parts1 is gripped by hand to clean the vaginal region so that the vaginalcontact layer 20 upwardly faces the vaginal region in a state whereinthe hand contact layer 30 comes into contact with the hand.

As shown in FIG. 4, in order to maintain sanitary state of the wipingpad for private parts 1 of the present invention, it is preferable thatthe pad 1 is packaged in an envelope 40 for individual-use thereof. Inuse, the envelope 40 is easily tearable to expose the pad 1.

As apparent from the above description, the present invention provides awiping pad for private parts which can clean residual urine on thevaginal region with a high absorptive capacity, and can preventseparated particles of the pad from remaining on the vaginal region andprevent the urine from coming into contact with the hands, resulting inenhanced sanitary use as compared to toilet paper.

Further, the wiping pad for private parts according to the presentinvention can be more effectively used to dispose of urine, vaginalsecretions, menstrual discharge, or others, difficult to removal usinggeneral toilet paper.

Furthermore, the wiping pad for private parts according to the presentinvention is packaged in an envelope for individual-use thereof, so asto be conveniently carried. Here, the envelope is easily tearable forconvenient use of the pad. In this way, the pad can be maintained in theoptimal sanitary state for use in removal of urine after urination.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have beendisclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art willappreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions arepossible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the inventionas disclosed in the accompanying claims.

1. A wiping pad for private parts comprising: an absorptive layer 10 forabsorbing urine; a vaginal contact layer 20 for coating one surface ofthe absorptive layer 10 in order to prevent the absorptive layer 10 fromcoming into direct contact with the vaginal region while enablingabsorption of urine on the absorptive layer 10; and a hand contact layer30 for coating the other surface of the absorptive layer 10 in order toprevent the absorptive layer 10 from coming into direct contact with thehands, whereby the pad is used to clean urine remaining on the vaginalregion after urination.
 2. The wiping pad for private parts as set forthin claim 1, wherein the absorptive layer 10 is made of toilet paper orcotton.
 3. The wiping pad for private parts as set forth in claim 1,wherein the vaginal contact layer 20 is made of porous non-woven fabricor gauze.
 4. The wiping pad for private parts as set forth in claim 1,wherein the hand contact layer 30 is made of water resistant syntheticresin film or water resistant non-woven fabric.
 5. The wiping pad forprivate parts as set forth in claim 1, further comprising an envelope 40for packaging the pad into an individual-use unit.